Northrop Grumman Australia · 20 hours ago
Cyber Systems Engineer
United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$92K/yr - $138K/yrNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Cyber Systems Engineer for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability program. The role involves establishing program control processes, supporting cybersecurity requirements, and providing cybersecurity support to various teams throughout the program life cycle.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Establish/adhere to strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining Assessment and Authorization (A&A) of systems
Support program test milestones through pre-test preparations, participating in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required artifacts supporting authorization
Assist the program test team in identifying where cybersecurity requirements may be inhibiting mission requirements and develop/recommend solutions that balances the overall risk to the system and mission requirements
Assist in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, NIST), making recommendations on process tailoring, participating in and documenting process activities
Perform analyses to validate established cybersecurity controls and requirements and recommend cybersecurity safeguards
Provide cybersecurity support to the Hardware, Software, Test, and development teams
Perform assessment of systems and networks within the networking environment to identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. This is achieved through passive evaluations such as compliance audits using STIG Viewer, Evaluate-STIG/STIG Manager, etc. and active evaluations such as vulnerability assessments utilizing tools such as ACAS
Assess and mitigate system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle
Qualification
Required
Education/Experience relative to the level
Active DoD Secret clearance required at the time of application
Current IATII certification (or other DoD Approved 8570 Baseline) required to start
Security engineering skills with a thorough understanding of routing and switching, firewalls, IP, timing sources, and other cybersecurity technologies - Understanding and application of DoD/Federal cybersecurity policy (i.e., DoDI 8500.01, NIST SP 800-53, etc.)
Thorough understanding and previous experience working in an Agile framework
Experience with Linux
Preferred
Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions (e.g. Splunk, Elastic, LogRhythm)
Experience with Elastic Defend or other endpoint management solutions
Familiarity with scripting languages such as Ansible, Python, PowerShell, or Bash
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase